Second apartment building fire deemed suspicious

There were no injuries reported as a structure fire tore through a vacant apartment building at 727 North Rd. on early Sunday morning.
More than two dozen Coquitlam firefighters as well as Coquitlam RCMP officers attended the scene just off Como Lake Avenue and south of Burquitlam SkyTrain station.
Unsafe conditions prevented firefighters from getting into parts of the building. The fire burned for several hours, according to a post from Coquitlam Fire and Rescue.
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Another fire broke out in the building almost exactly one year ago.
“Given the circumstances, today’s incident is being treated as suspicious, and an investigation is underway,” the post stated.

The neighbourhood
Nearly one year ago, police investigated a fire approximately two kilometres away at a strip mall at North Road and Lougheed Highway.
The property
Cressey Development Company has applied to the City of Coquitlam to redevelop the site.
Related: Coquitlam council rebukes developer over ‘bad faith,’ astounding ‘tone-deafness’

